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The use of crack cocaine is intimately linked with sex workers, Nigerian migrants and daily accommodation residential hotels in South Africa. Decriminalisation of prostitution and regeneration of the hotels could be a solution. Sex, drugs and housing: Inner-city South Africa…

New research suggests fears that a generation of ‘crack babies’ would become create havoc on America’s welfare and criminal justice systems have been greatly exaggerated. Researchers Maureen Black and Stacy Buckingham-Howes report on their latest research into prenatal cocaine exposure. A cracked myth…

Crack cocaine first made its appearance in the UK around [date]. The stories coming out of the States were of whole communities being devastated by this new form of cocaine. And like smokable heroin in the UK, the effects of…

The first Druglink in May 1986 looked at the heroin situation in Britain. In this, our tenth anniversary issue, we revisit the drug and its new found publicity through Trainspotting and ask the question ” is smack back – or…

A project run by a community drug team near Manchester involved recruiting crack users to research local crack use. Eight volunteers interviewed over 200 crack users. Though crack-related problems were common, most people were not in touch with services. The…

Enforcement statistics suggest a steep rise in crack use in recent years but not to epidemic levels. Crack is commonly used in some inner city areas, generally on an irregular and non-dependent basis. The connection with black people is stronger…

Crack was first reported in Liverpool in 1987. By mid 1998 crack use was prevalent among the city’s prostitutes. An outreach worker describes how by the end of 1988 there was concern that the women accepted higher risk sex to…

The spectre of a violent crack market undermining Britain’s black communities has been revived by research in Nottingham which reported a ‘highly visible crack dealing scene…dominated by Afro-Caribbeans’ Home Office research shows crack ‘on every street corner’ in Home Secretary’s…